medal

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med·al1 /ˈmedl/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]   DSAPa flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that is given to someone who has won a competition or who has done something brave 奖牌；勋章 She won a gold medal at the last Olympics. 她在上届奥运会上赢得一枚金牌。 The two boys were awarded medals for bravery. 这两个男孩因勇敢而获得勋章。 →4  See picture of 见图 medal → deserve a medal at deserve(3) COLLOCATIONSverbswin a medal 赢得奖牌They won a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. 他们在切尔西花卉展上赢得了奖牌。take a medal (=win a medal) 获得奖牌German runner Stephan Freigang took the bronze medal. 德国赛跑选手史蒂芬•弗赖冈获得铜牌。get a medal (also receive a medal formal) 获得奖牌She received a medal from the Society of Arts. 她获得了艺术协会颁发的奖牌。give somebody a medal 给某人颁发奖牌nHe was given a medal for his courageous actions.be awarded a medal 获授奖章nThe book was awarded the Carnegie Medal.ADJECTIVESa gold medal (=for first place) 金牌He won the gold medal in Athens in 2004. 2004年，他在雅典获得金牌。a silver medal (=for second place) 银牌nShe was awarded the silver medal for the 100 metres.a bronze medal (=for third place) 铜牌nMorrell took the bronze medal in the long jump.medal + NOUNa medal winner 奖牌获得者Johnson was a silver medal winner at the Olympic Games. 约翰逊是奥运会银牌得主。

Examples from the Corpus

medal• By the late 1800s, medals began going to philanthropists, inventors and explorers.• Antislavery medals, work bags, albums and china also circulated, sometimes no doubt bearing images of the heroes.• Both he and Gorman went on to win championship medals in April.• She won three world championship medals and competed in 25 major international meets.• There was another gold medal for Brackley Sweetpeas from Wingrave in Buckinghamshire.• an Olympic gold medal• The gold medal was won by Anna Svensen.• The winning team went up to collect their medalsmedal2 verb (medalled, medalling British English, medaled, medaling American English) [intransitive]  to win a medal at a competition, especially at the Olympic Games 〔尤指在奥运会上〕赢得奖牌medal in Germany has the potential to medal in gymnastics this year. 今年德国有可能在体操项目上获得奖牌。→ See Verb tableOrigin medal (1500-1600) French médaille, from Old Italian medaglia “coin of half value, medal”, from Late Latin medialis “middle”, from Latin medius; MEDIUM2

med·al1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1medal2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

metal, coin, like flat shaped Corpus a a of usually piece

medal

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med‧al¹ /ˈmedl/ noun [countable]
a flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that is given to someone who has won a competition or who has done something brave:
    She won a gold medal at the last Olympics.
    The two boys were awarded medals for bravery.
⇨ deserve a medal at deserve(3)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ win a medal They won a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
   ▪ take a medal (=win a medal) German runner Stephan Freigang took the bronze medal.
   ▪ get a medal (also receive a medal formal) She received a medal from the Society of Arts.
   ▪ give somebody a medal He was given a medal for his courageous actions.
   ▪ be awarded a medal The book was awarded the Carnegie Medal.
■ ADJECTIVES
   ▪ a gold medal (=for first place) He won the gold medal in Athens in 2004.
   ▪ a silver medal (=for second place) She was awarded the silver medal for the 100 metres.
   ▪ a bronze medal (=for third place) Morrell took the bronze medal in the long jump.
■ medal + noun
   ▪ a medal winner Johnson was a silver medal winner at the Olympic Games.

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medal² verb (past tense and past participle medalled, present participle medalling British English, medaled, medaling American English) [intransitive]
to win a medal at a competition, especially at the Olympic Games
    medal in
    Germany has the potential to medal in gymnastics this year.